test drive
die Testfahrt, die Testfahrten
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test drive
A drive in a vehicle to test its features and handling or to get to know it before buying it.
Vor dem Kauf vereinbarte sie eine Testfahrt mit dem Elektroauto.
Before buying it, she arranged a test drive in the electric car.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Testfahrten |
| genitive | der Testfahrt |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Testfahrt | die Testfahrten |
| accusative | die Testfahrt | die Testfahrten |
| dative | der Testfahrt | den Testfahrten |
| genitive | der Testfahrt | der Testfahrten |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
“Testfahrt” is made up of “Test” (test) and “Fahrt” (drive). It therefore refers to a drive intended to test a vehicle.
Die Testfahrt dauerte etwa dreißig Minuten.
The test drive lasted about thirty minutes.
Common expressions include “eine Testfahrt vereinbaren” (to arrange a test drive), “eine Testfahrt machen” (to go on a test drive), and “zu einer Testfahrt einladen” (to invite someone to a test drive). A vehicle purchase is often the purpose or context of the test drive.
Beim Autohaus konnte ich eine Testfahrt mit dem neuen Modell vereinbaren.
At the dealership, I was able to arrange a test drive in the new model.
With “Testfahrt,” the vehicle is often introduced with “mit” (with). The preposition is used with the dative.
Morgen machen wir eine Testfahrt mit einem gebrauchten Kleinwagen.
Tomorrow we're going on a test drive in a used compact car.
